ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34878
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Date: | Tuesday 11 February 1986 |
Time: | 10:51 |
Type: | Cessna 207 Skywagon |
Owner/operator: | Ryan Air Service |
Registration: | N9468M |
MSN: | 20700694 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4584 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Nome, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Nome, AK (OME) |
Destination airport: | Teller, AK (TLA) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE ACFT DEPARTED DURING A BREAK IN THE WX AFTER HAVING WAITED FOR A SPECIAL VFR DEPARTURE. HIS DEPARTURE RADIO CALL WAS THE LAST COMMUNICATION FROM THE flight. THE WX REMAINED MARGINAL WITH ICING IN THE CLOUDS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. THE ACFT WAS ON A FLT TO TRANSPORT A DENTIST & A TECHNICAL ASST TO AREA VILLAGES FOR U.S. HEALTH DEPT CLINICAL WORK. THERE WAS NO PRESSING OR URGENT NEED TO ADHERE TO A SCHEDULE IF THE WX DICTATED A POSTPONEMENT. ACFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF A MT AT 650 FT ABOVE MSL. IT HAD COLLIDED WITH AN UPGRADE WHILE IN A DESCENDING TURN. THE ACFT BROKE APART AND LEFT WRECKAGE FOR A DISTANCE OF 493 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PLT & ONE PASSENGER REMAINED IN THE WRECKAGE. THE RT FRONT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND LOCATED NEAR THE WRECKAGE. WITNESSES AT THE CRASH SITE NOTED ICE 1/8 TO 3/4 INCHES THICK ON THE BROKEN WINGS & AIRFRAME PARTS DURING THE RECOVERY. CAUSE:
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